---
title: "Bengbuzhule Meaning: 蚌埠住了 (bèngbu-zhùle) in English"
description: "蚌埠住了 (bèngbu-zhùle) means “can't hold it together any more (pun on 绷不住了, via the city name 蚌埠)”. Hear its tones, see what 蚌 and 埠 and 住 and 了 each mean."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bengbuzhule"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 蚌埠住了 mean?

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蚌埠住了 bèngbu-zhùle

## can't hold it together any more (pun on 绷不住了, via the city name 蚌埠)

## It can also mean

- (slang) can't hold it together; can't keep a straight face
- (slang) can't hold it together any more (pun on 绷不住了, via the city name 蚌埠)

## Its characters

1. 蚌 bàng freshwater mussel
2. 埠 bù port
3. 住 zhù to live
4. 了 le (particle) marks a completed action

## In a sentence

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## More words with 蚌 or 埠 or 住 or 了

- [罢了 bàle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bale)
- [不得了 bùdeliǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budeliao)
- [除了 chúle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chule)
- [得了吧 déleba](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/deleba)
- [对了 duìle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duile)
- [佛了 fóle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fole)
- [绝了 juéle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juele)
- [居住 jūzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juzhu)
- [了不起 liǎobuqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaobuqi)
- [了解 liǎojiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaojie)

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